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Kootenay Lake residents refute ferry terminal study

Queens bay and Balfour residents have produced a scathing critique of a government-commissioned study.

It’s a rebuttal of an SNC Lavalin report on the future of the Kootenay Lake ferry’s western terminal.

The consultant concluded moving the terminal from Balfour to Queens Bay is a good idea.

But John Betts of the Queens Bay Residents Association says they’ve poked holes in that argument.

Betts says they believe a move to Queens Bay could cost twice the $30-to-50 million dollar estimate.

Other concerns range from slope stability to the practicality of using a barge as a back-up ferry.

The public consultation period has been extended to October.

But Betts says the Ministry of Transportation has so far declined to meet with their group.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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